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DAILY DIGEST: Largest legal weed farms face conflict in wine country; New mapping reveals lost West Coast estuary habitat; CA burning 26 times less than in 2018; West trading water for cash but water is running out; Epic snow doesn’t erase the West’s long-term drought; and more …

August 15, 2019

In California water news today, California’s Largest Legal Weed Farms Face Conflict In Wine Country; New mapping reveals lost West...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: It’s Vital: Delta Smelt Reproduction and Resilience

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Delta science

August 15, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

DAILY DIGEST: The power of modeling: Preparing for the future with data from the past; Are we doomed by climate change?; Technology offers options to farmers; Removing Klamath dams estimated to cost more than $400 mil; Delta festival: Burning Man on boats?; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 14, 2019

In California water news today, The Power of Modeling: Preparing for the Future with Data from the Past; Are We...

LOCALIZING CALIFORNIA WATERS: Erik Ekdahl on Water Management in the Uncertain Future

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Notebook News and Features Policy and regulation Water rights and water law

August 14, 2019

Water management in California has always been challenging, with the state’s variable climate that alternates between drought and floods that...

NOTICE: Adjudicated Water Right Petition for Change in Siskiyou County

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 14, 2019

Lance Batistich has filed a change petition for adjudicated water right J000023 (Diversion Number 446) for Scott River Decree No....

DAILY DIGEST: More on the Trump Administration’s rollback of the ESA; Westlands strikes back at AG Becerra over studying Shasta Dam raise; Interconnected groundwater and the public trust; Salmon repatriation; Earthquakes shake up groundwater systems; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 13, 2019

In California water news today, More on the Trump Administration’s rollback of the ESA; Westlands strikes back at AG Becerra...

DAILY DIGEST: Trump overhauls enforcement of Endangered Species Act; CA to regulate PFAS; NorCal braces for more power shut-offs; Burn. Build. Repeat: Why our wildfire policy is so deadly; USFWS moves towards including qualitative criteria in all species recovery plans; Salmon cannons, Floating robots, and more …

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Daily Digest

August 12, 2019

In California water news today, Trump Overhauls Enforcement of Endangered Species Act; California Will Check on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking...

DAILY DIGEST, weekend edition: Environment report out on $1B dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How CA is leading the food security fight; CA Fish and Game Commission delays vote on revisions to Delta fisheries and striped bass policy; The Trump obsession comes for CA’s water; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 11, 2019

In California water news this weekend, Environment report out on new $1 billion dam proposed for Santa Clara County; How...

DAILY DIGEST: El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in the West; Interview with Mark Gold, Director of Ocean Protection Council; What you need to know about the link between sea-level rise and coastal flooding; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 9, 2019

In California water news today, El Nino gone; winter outlook unclear; Climate change will mean more multiyear snow droughts in...

CAL MATTERS: Seabirds eating plastic. Recyclers struggling. This is what California’s waste crisis looks like

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Water quality

August 9, 2019

By Rachel Becker, Cal Matters It was more than a year after the seabird died and washed up on a...

DAILY DIGEST: Microplastics found in Lake Tahoe; Harder declares war on nutria; State agency hopeful Chevron’s massive Kern County spill is finally over; Pink ‘watermelon snow’ in Yosemite; Jay Famiglietti on future of water security; U.N. report: Ag practices add to climate threat; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 8, 2019

In California water news today, Microplastics: Not Just an Ocean Problem; Swamp Rats Have Invaded Central Valley District, Prompting California...

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: Open Data: Making Connections for Better Science, Synthesis, and Service

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Delta science

August 8, 2019

The Interagency Ecological Program (IEP) is a consortium of State and federal agencies that has been conducting cooperative ecological investigations...

EXPLAINER: Overview of the State Water Project

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Notebook News and Features Water project operations

August 8, 2019

Presentation Covers the History, Physical Features, Statutory Authorities, Contractual Terms, Significant Legal Decisions, and Cost Allocation Framework of the State...

DAILY DIGEST: Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief asks Delta tunnel amendment negotiators: When will tribal water rights be discussed?; Cox working on Friant-Kern Canal issue; and more …

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Daily Digest

August 7, 2019

In California water news today, Groundwater agencies react to rejection of alternative plans; Winnnemem Chief Asks Delta Tunnel Amendment Negotiators:...

PERSPECTIVES: The SOURCE Interview with Brenda Burman, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner

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Colorado River Notebook News and Features

August 7, 2019

Finding solutions for shortages on Colorado River This post, written by Lynn Lipinski, first appeared in SOURCE Magazine and is...